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ODETTA SINGS THE MUSIC OF FREEDOM

Legendary voice of the civil rights movement continues singing for social justice in three current recordings

Click here to listen to Odetta's interview with NPR on December 28, 2005 in which she talks about the civil rights movement and her work.

To learn more about this great American, click here.

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odettaclintonVerysmOdetta is a living legend of the civil rights movement and a giant of American music. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her "the Queen of American folk music."  As the voice of the civil rights movement, she crafted its musical backdrop, recalling the movement's poignant history while helping to define a new landscape for Americans of all backgrounds.

Today her voice remains as passionate and as clear as when she helped spark the flame of justice 33 years ago at Dr. King's March on Washington, at Selma, and at many other events of that era.

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". . . Springsteen opened with some thoughts on the evening up to that point, noting how it was both "lovely and harrowing" to see his songs performed, and making special mention of Odetta, who he said "just did the greatest version of '57 Channels' I ever heard. . . . "  -  Billboard, by Susan Visakowitz, April 6, 2007 ("Music of Springsteen" – Carnegie Hall)

". . . . Towards the end of last night's Bruce Springsteen tribute concert at Carnegie Hall, seventy-seven-year-old folk legend Odetta was wheeled onstage, only to launch into Bruce Springsteen's single worst song ever: "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)." Accompanied only by a piano player she delivered a rendition that was part spoken-word and part Woody Guthrie talking blues. It was hypnotic. . . . - Rolling Stone, by Andy Greene, April 8, 2007 ("Music of Springsteen" – Carnegie Hall)

Odetta speaks directly to us today with healing, celebration, and reverence in these three outstanding current recordings.    Click Here for a Boston Globe article on ODETTA.

 
 

You may also be interested in Shout, Sister, Shout! Thirteen of the best female American singers today, including Odetta, sing the gospel songs of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the pioneering African-American singer, songwriter and guitar player and one of the greatest American sanctified singers of all time. Click here for more information

Hear a clip: Keep On Movin' It On

Hear a clip: Bourgeois Blues

Hear a clip: Can't Afford To Lose My Man

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Gonna Let It Shine

Lookin' For A Home

Blues Everywhere I Go

Released December 2005, Odetta's most recent CD was recorded live with the Holmes Brothers and Seth Farber on piano. Includes the "Freedom Trilogy," a medley of spirituals that served as frontline songs during the civil rights movement, and other African-American spirituals celebrating the promise of hope and freedom. Odetta's rap with the audience teaches us the meaning of the songs, while her exhortation in "Keep On Moving It On" calls us to action.

Odetta uses her vocal art to bring new interpretations to tunes from the American songbook. A tribute to the folk icon, Leadbelly, this compilation reflects the social commentary woven into Leadbelly's songs and the aspirations of the workmen and women, farmers, laborers, and other folk that he wrote about. Recorded with a full band with guest appearances by New Orleans pianist Henry Butler, guitarist Clarence Gatemouth Brown, and harmonica player Kim Wilson

Grammy nominated! A celebration of the great African-American women singers and songwriters who created the notable urban blues of the 1920's and 1930's.  Odetta sings the classics and lesser known works by Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Alberta Hunter, and Memphis Minnie. Recorded with a full band with guest appearance by Dr. John. Liner notes by musical historian Robert Gordon and an introduction by poet Maya Angelou. This beautiful piece earned Odetta a Grammy nomination in 2000.